Sharp County record., 1887-06-02
TALNAGE'S SERMON.
A n,scourse Full Of Comfort 70
the Afflicted and Distressed.
l.. snrIe of Heart's-Ease for tho Wounded
s,,rit-Christ the Comforter, the
Ever-Present Help in Time OF
Trouble and Distress

mt pav n De Witt Talmage, in recent
nn at the Brooklyn Tabernacle, ad-
n, Sssssed his words more particularly 10
d, shose on whom the hand OF sorrow ana
NC smiction had been heavily laid, taxing lor
his text: .o,a 1osro
No. Matthew xiv, Il.
OUTRAGEOUS ASSASSINATION had just
By ..Lsn Mace To appease revengeful
s',ar,an King Herod ordered the death OF
an .sot Noble. self-sacrifcing Christian John
ths Rantist. The group Of the disciples
nsa ,vas tbroyn into grief and dismay. They
OA foIt themselves utterly defenseless. There
as was no authority to which they could ap-
guy ss osa, and vet grief must always find ex-
D.. ppression If there be no human ear to
bear N. then the agonized soul will cry 1t
aloud to the winds, and the woods, ana
The waters But there was an ear that
was willing to listen. There is tender
-. nathos. and at the same time most ad-
Iw mirable picture, in the words OF my text:
They went and told Jesus
70 He could understand all their griel, ana
no he Immediately soothed it. Our burdens
CON- are not more than half so heavy 10 carry
few If another is thrust under the other emu
eaa Of them. Here we find Christ, MS pro"
wtshadowed with grief, standing amla tne
sr group of disciples, who, with TEARS anu
ssuryiolent gesticulations and wrlnglng OF
hands, and outcry of bereavement are
hrexpressing their woe Raphael win MS
cor,skillful brush putting upon the wall Oh
ov a palace some scene OF sacreu sCory'
wish gave not so skillful stroke as when the
mates plain hand of the evangelist writes:
epn They went and told Jesus.
bru feel that bring to you most appro,
NM pirate message. Imean to bind up all
ienayour griefs into bundle and set them on
n M fire with a spark from Gods altar. The
same prescription that cured the sorrows
msof the disciples will cure all your heart
,s,aches. l have read that when Godlrev
4 and his army marched out to capture Je-
n sr rusalem, as they came over the hills, at
anl,the first flash of the pinnacles of that
M,beautiful city, the army that had marched
omin silence lifted a shout that made the
aus earth tremble.
ous, o, you soldiers Of Jesus Christ march
ferring on toward heaven, would that to-
ter ,day, by some CLEAN from the palace OF
snrliod's mercy and Gods strength, you
he might be lifted into great rejoicing, and
O''N>0N
. ,hmight raise one glad hosanna to the Lord
in " In the first place, l commend the behav-
On, lor Of these disciples to all those In this
W audience who are sinful and unpardoned.
Last There comes time in almost every
Of mans history when he feels from some
lie source that he has an erring nature. The
ur Thought may not have such heft as to fell
oss him 1t may be only like the flash In an
ous evening cloud just after very hot sum
Il u,.ner day One man, to get rid of that i'm
ctpression, will go to prayer; another will
sarstimulate himself by ardent spirits, and
in another man will dive deeper in seculari-
we lies But sometimes man can not get
ar rid Of these impressions. The fact is,
irtvhen man finds out that his eternity is
I rs,,oised upon a perfect uncertainty, and
rit ", hat the next moment his foot may slip,
or rie must do some thing violent to make
he uvlimself forget where he stands, or else
ion viy for refuge.
yes To relax the grip of death from your
levstoul, and plant your unshackled feet
/, iripon the golden throne, Christ let the
and vortures of the bloody mount transtix
dlv lim With the beam of his own cross he
rieniyill break down the door of your own
AIMED lungeon From the thorns of his own
kou yrown he will pick enough gems to make
of your brow blaze with eternal victory. In
# every tear on his wet cheek, in every cash
II By, his side, in every long, backening
Live mark of lacaration from shoulder to
posqhoulder, in the grave-shattering, heav-
,nere -storming death groan, l hear him
iendsay;
,or Him that cometh unto me I will in no wise
hose asst out
" 1t is folly for you to say to soma one:
rata 'Oh," but you say, "lnstead Of curing
iuny wound you want to make another
NJ Sgound, namely, that of convictionW
Again, commend the behavior of the
isciples to all who are tempted. l have
card mt in mid life say they had never
cen led into TEN ptaton. If you have not
u ''..elt Temptation it is because you have not
v sried to do right A man hoppled and
Aandcuffed, as long as he lies quietly,
NC ,, oes not test the power of the ch ain; but
'um .vhen he rises up and with determination
ImV m .esoives to snap the handcuff or break
n..Ihe hopple, then he finds the power of the
.%. ron. And there are men who have been
w. or ten, and twenty, and thirty years
een esn. ,ound hand and foot by evil habits who
w. -, ave never felt the power of the chain,
~ y. Jecause they have never tried to break it.
.."g Nv II is very easy to go on down with the
.rht tream and with the wind, lying on your
lars; but just turn around and try to go
a., gainst the wind and the tide, and you
uO' viii find it is different matter. AS long
-, we go down the current of our habit
W.. Wv ve seem to get along quite smoothly; but
Saf after awhile we turn around and head
..,ihe other way, toward Christ, and par
CIV nrf on, and Heaven, oh, then how we have
" lay to the oars! You all have your
=. Semptation. You have one kind, you an
nss; ii. sther, not one person escaping. tits a
ID, ,teady-
II could not be tempted as you are."
~ The lion thinks it is so strange that the
''A sh should be caught with hook. The
sh thinks it is so strange that the ion
hould be caught with trap. You see
,ome man with cold, phlegmatic tenn
lind ~ suppose that man has not anv temnta-
hion.n
". Ask the aged Christian whether he is
ever assaulted of the powers of dark.
Ovu w ess. II you think you have conquered
W.. ~, he power of temptation, you are very
|rIp' much mistaken.
s A man who Wanted a throne nretend dad